The Geopolitical Implications of a Second Trump Administration: Perspectives for Europe and Beyond

This analysis focuses on possible short- and medium-term effects of Trump’s election as the 47th President of the United States, and starts with an introduction to geopolitics and a short overview of American presidential administrations since the end of the Cold War. It then continues with a brief account of Trump’s first presidency and observes the significant challenges that Trump’s administration will have to face domestically. The central part of the analysis focuses on the geopolitical consequences of Trump’s election. In particular, the author looks at Europe (the ongoing war in Ukraine), the Middle East, and the Far East – especially in relation to China. The paper concludes with the author’s conviction that the coming years will bring about decisive changes likely to usher in a new world order.